A DRINK driver fled the scene of a crash that left a man injured.

Christopher Moorcroft was drink-driving a Kia Ceed on Toynbee Road in Eastleigh on July 30.

The 50-year-old was found to have 102 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.

He then crashed his car, causing injuries to another man, before he fled the scene.

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Appearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court, he admitted drink-driving and failing to stop at the scene of a crash.

Moorcroft, of Laburnum Close, Eastleigh, was disqualified from driving for 28 months and was ordered to carry out 125 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months.

He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £114 and court costs of £85.

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